Miami to decide fate of stunning stadium where speedboats raced, Jimmy Buffett played

Miami will decide Tuesday whether to allow the city to partner with a private company to restore Miami Marine Stadium, a landmark on Virginia Key. Opened in 1963, the 6,500-seat venue was the nation’s only powerboat race facility and features midcentury Brutalist architecture with a massive cantilevered roof and city views. It closed in 1992 after Hurricane Andrew caused serious damage, and it now sits fenced off and covered in graffiti even though it’s on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The stadium hosted Elvis Presley’s 1967 film “Clambake” and performances by Gloria Estefan and Jimmy Buffett, who urged officials to save it.